사생

Sino-Korean word from 寫生, from 寫 (“draw, sketch”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰɛŋ] ~ [sʰa̠sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사생/사셍]

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 寫生)

1. sketching, drawing from nature

• 사생하다 (sasaenghada)

Sino-Korean word from 私生, from 私 (“secret, private”) + 生 (“birth, life”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰɛŋ] ~ [sʰa̠sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사생/사셍]

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 私生)

1. illegitimate birth
2. private life, personal life

• 사생자 (私生子, sasaengja, “illegitimate child”)

Sino-Korean word from 死生, from 死 (“death”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)sʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)생/사(ː)셍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 死生)

1. life and/or death